Otto Sackur
Deceased Person
1880 – 1914
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Who was Otto Sackur?
Otto Sackur was a German physical chemist.
He is known for the development of the Sackur–Tetrode equation, which he developed independently of Hugo Tetrode. His and Tetrode's names are also combined to name the Sackur–Tetrode constant derived using the equation.
Sackur studied at the University of Breslau, receiving his doctorate there in 1901. He then worked in London before joining the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin. He died in an explosion after mixing two chemicals.
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- Born
- Sep 28, 1880
Wrocław - Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- Wrocław University
- Died
- Dec 17, 1914
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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